Hinge for carriage-doors



(No Model.) 2 Sheets--Sheet 1.

S. GARDNER. HINGE'POR CARRIAGE DOORS.

No. 320,345.. Patented June 16, 1885 ilNrrnn STATES PATENT Qrrrcn.

SIGMOND GARDNER, OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.

HINGE FOR CARRIAGE-DOORS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 320,345, dated June 16, 1885.

Application filed January 8, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SIGMOND GARDNER, of Savannah, in the county of Ohatham and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hinges for Carriage- Doors; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which" Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved carriage-door closed. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the door open. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken through the door and lock. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the hinge and its guard-plate.

The same letters refer to the same parts in all the figures.

My invention has relation to hinges for carriage-doors; and it consistsin theimproved construction and combination of parts of a springhinge having a shield which protects the spring and hinge from splashing of dirt, and at the same time acts as a check for the door when the latter is swung open, as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A designates a portion of one of the sides of a carriage which is equipped with my improved door, (shown at B.) The door is hung upon the carriage by a spring-hinge, G, of suitable construction, the outer leaf of which is provided with a shoulder or flange, 0 This hinge is also provided with a guard, D,which serves the twofold purpose of protecting the spring 0 and of forming a stop for the door when the latter swings open. This stop is formed by the guard'flange D, which is adapted to bear against the flange or shoulder C of the outer hinge-plate of the door.

The lock, which may be of any desired construction, is shown in the drawings as operated by a handle, N, passing out through the front side of the door, and a sliding bolt, K, having a knob or button, L, projecting at the upper edge of the door, by means of which devices the lock may be operated from the outside or inside of the door.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, the operation and advantages of thisinvcntion will be readily understood.

If the occupant of the carriage desires to alight, all that is necessary is to depress the knob L, when the door will swing open without any further effort on the part of the occupant. The guard-flange D will prevent the door from swinging open too far, so as not to knock against the wheels and side of the carriage and sustain injury thereby, and the shoulder or flange G prevents any excessive strain upon the guard-platc. In case the door should become closed, it may be readily reopened from the outside by means of the handle N without necessity for lowering the window of the carriage-door, which would be necessary in order to afford access to the knob L.

I am aware that hinges have been made with stops upon the hinge-plates adapted to bear against each other when the hinge is swung open, and I do not claim such construction, broadly; but

I claim- In a hinge for a carriage-door, the combination of the outer leaf having the shoulder or flange 0, the inner leaf having the guard D, provided with flange D at its outer edge, and the spring for swinging the outer leaf to bear with its shoulder against the guard-flange, as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto aiiixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SIGMOND GARDNER.

Witnesses:

ADOLPH B. SOLOMON,

EBEN B. PEEK. 

